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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000712534-22-000103"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRME"
cik: "0000712534"
company_name: "FIRST MERCHANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T21:17:10.133270+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Merchants appoints Patrick Fehring to board following Level One merger

## Summary
- Board expanded to 13 members; Fehring fills Class III vacancy through 2023 annual meeting.
- Fehring is former CEO of Level One Bancorp, which merged with First Merchants in April 2022.
- He will receive pro rata director retainer and participate in non-employee director equity plan.
- Clark Kellogg also appointed to the Audit Committee.
- Fehring has 27 years at Fifth Third Bancorp prior to founding Level One.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000712534-22-000103
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRME
- cik: 0000712534
- company_name: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253422000103/0000712534-22-000103-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253422000103/frme-20220510.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712534-22-000103
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712534-22-000103.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712534-22-000103.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patrick Fehring was appointed as Director at FIRST MERCHANTS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board appointed Patrick Fehring to fill the vacancy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253422000103/0000712534-22-000103-index.htm

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